Smartgit License File May 2026

SmartGit license file — complete story

What SmartGit is

SmartGit is a graphical Git client (and SVN/TFS bridge) used for managing repositories with a visual interface, staging, committing, branching, merging, and interacting with remote hosts (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, etc.).

• The file was edited (even accidentally) in a text editor.
• Line endings were changed (CRLF vs LF).
• The file was downloaded as a .txt file (e.g., smartgit.license.txt).

Please stop breaking our software. It hurts the engineers who wrote it. smartgit license file

• Rename the file to exactly smartgit.license (no extension).
• Re-download from your syntevo customer portal.
• Open in a plain text editor like Notepad++ or VS Code; the first line should be -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----. If you see HTML, it is a corrupted download.

The license file (usually named license or license.xml) is stored in the Settings Directory. The location depends on your operating system:  Windows: %APPDATA%\syntevo\SmartGit\ macOS: ~/Library/Preferences/SmartGit/ Linux: ~/.config/smartgit/  License Types Overview  SmartGit license file — complete story What SmartGit

• You do not need a new file. Go to Help → License → Renew Maintenance.
• If you have renewed, SmartGit will update the license file automatically. No manual download required.